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ENTOMBED Among 12 Artists Selected As Inaugural Inductees In SWEDISH MUSIC HALL OF FAME

Swedish metal veterans ENTOMBED are among twelve artists who have been selected as the inaugural inductees in the Swedish Music Hall Of Fame. The artists were chosen because they all made "lasting contributions to Swedish music," organizers said in Thursday's (February 6) announcement. "We want to a...

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MIKE PORTNOY Interviewed On DRUM TALK TV (Video)

Dan Shinder of Drum Talk TV recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD). Portnoy talked about what makes THE WINERY DOGS so universally appealing; lesser-known influences of his; Lars Ulrich (METALLICA),Phil Collins (GENESIS),as wel...

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Video: Original ENTOMBED Members Perform 'Clandestine' With Orchestra, Choir

Original ENTOMBED members Alex Hellid (guitar) and Ulf "Uffe" Cederlund (guitar) joined forces with former ENTOMBED frontman Orvar Säfström to perform the band's classic second album, "Clandestine" (1991),on February 1 at Gävle Konserthus in Gävle, Sweden. They were backed by the 65-piece Gävle Sym...

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OCTOBER FILE To Release 'The Application Of Loneliness, Ignorance, Misery, Love And Despair' In May

As its tenth anniversary looms over the horizon, British post-punk band OCTOBER FILE is currently recording its fourth album at the acclaimed Orgone Studios with producer Jamie Gomez, known for his work with CATHEDRAL, ULVER, ALTAR OF PLAGUES and ELECTRIC WIZARD. Entitled "The Application Of Lonelin...

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L.G. PETROV-Led Version Of ENTOMBED Becomes ENTOMBED A.D.

"Back To The Front", the album that was recorded last year by four members of the most recent lineup of the legendary Swedish metal act ENTOMBED — Lars Göran Petrov (vocals),Olle Dahlstedt (drums),Nico Elgstrand (guitar) and Victor Brandt (bass) — will be released this coming spring via Century Me...

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THE WINERY DOGS To Release Special Edition And Deluxe Edition Of Self-Titled Debut

THE WINERY DOGS — the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON) — is getting 2014 started with a new round of tour dates and the...

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BOSTON: 'Life Love & Hope' EPK

The official EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for "Life Love & Hope", the brand new album from the legendary rock band BOSTON, can be seen below. "Life Love & Hope" sold around 16,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 37 on The Billboard 200 chart. M...

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Waiting for the End to Come

Maurizio Iacono posits "If I Was God I'd Burn it All" on KATAKLYSM's eleventh studio album, "Waiting for the End to Come". Far more introspective a metal prospectus than your standard theme of flushing Mother Earth into an eternal conflagration at the cloven hooves of the deceiver. Rather than letti...

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ZAKK WYLDE Says BLACK SABBATH With RONNIE JAMES DIO Is 'Not BLACK SABBATH'

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: I think a band that never gets the credit is the original KISS lineup, which wrote some really great songs as well. Zakk: I was ne...

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PARADOX Collaborating With VOGT Brothers On 'Heresy ll' Concept Album

In 1987, German metallers PARADOX got together with two English brothers, Peter and Nigel Vogt, to write a few tracks together, with PARADOX guitarist/vocalist Charly Steinhauer composing the music and the brothers coming up with the lyrics. The songs finally came together on the band's debut album,...

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Preteen Heavy Metal Band UNLOCKING THE TRUTH Profiled In CNN Report (Video)

Victor Blackwell of CNN recently sat down with UNLOCKING THE TRUTH — a heavy metal band from Flatbush, Brooklyn made up of African American pre-teen boys — to talk about their mission to rock your socks off. Check out his report below. "Heavy metal is in our blood because this is what we like to ...

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THAUROROD: 'Anteinferno' Cockpit Video Message

"Anteinferno", the sophomore album from Finnish/Swedish power metallers THAUROROD, is being released in Europe on December 20 through NoiseArt Records. In Japan, the CD was made available on December 11 via Spiritual Beast and features an exclusive bonus track called "Japskin Syylä". A video message...

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RAVENLAND Releases New Single 'Poisoned'

Brazilian gothic metallers RAVENLAND have released a new single called "Poisoned". The song was produced by Augusto Lopes (ex-TORTURE SQUAD, FANTTASMA, ETERNAL MALEDICTION) at Casanegra Studios, Studio 24h and Norcal Studios. To celebrate 15 years since its first release, "October Of 1998", RAVENLAN...

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THAUROROD: 'Overboard' Video Released

"Overboard", the new video from Finnish/Swedish power metallers THAUROROD, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's sophomore album, "Anteinferno", which will be released in Europe on December 20 through NoiseArt Records. In Japan, the CD was made available on December 11 via Spiritual B...

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BOSTON: 'Life Love & Hope' Cracks U.S. Top 40; New Christmas Single Released

"Life Love & Hope", the brand new album from the legendary rock band BOSTON, sold around 16,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 37 on The Billboard 200 chart. More than a decade in the making, "Life, Love & Hope" was released on December 3 .....